we'll have a look at the new trace elementary school. >> and a private settlement revealed. how a san bruno victims pay out ended up on line. >> congratulations, you made to the friday, a holiday weekend and temperatures are going to change dramatically. already today a 10 to 15-degree drop. your full forecast in a few moments. >> this morning an important highway closure to tell you about as we get into the holiday weekend. we'll have full details and let you know how the morning commute looks. >> giving you a live look, that is the bay bridge on this friday, all lit up for us. august 31st, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for waking up with us. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning everybody. two years of construction coming

to an end in a few hours. san jose's trace elementary school opening its doors to show off brand new classrooms for the first time since an arson fire left the school seriously damaged. bob redell is live in san jose with a look at the grand i guess call it reopening ceremony. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. for the past two years many of the students here at trace elementary school have had to attend class in temporary structures, but starting no more in a few hours the school will dedicate what you're looking at, this beautiful brand new building. it replaces the structures destroyed 18 five-alarm fire two years ago that gutted a huge part of the school, causing $10 million of damage. since it happened july 5th of 2010, the fire department first thought it might have been started by fourth of july fireworks. but sooniz lirealized it was ar.

two boys confessed to police and at least one is serving time in prison. the ribbon cutting with the entire school, 1200 students and teachers, here at the new building we're at now, along with parents and people from the school district, that ribbon cutting and dedication scheduled to happen 18 few hours around 8:30 this morning. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> 5:02. three suspects are behind bars and police are searching for three more following a robbery. at least six men robbed the jewelry store on main street in downtown vacaville yesterday morning. one suspect held the lone employee at gunpoint while the others took merchandise. police say the three men arrested are san francisco residents. >> a once private san bruno settlement is very public this morning. in fact, we now know how much

pg&e paid to one blast survivor. a court accidentally posted the settlement documents on line revealing the $1.8 million settlement to the teen burn victim. the utility also paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for her attorneys fees. another neighbor who also survived said the settlement amount is not nearly enough and that pg&e is getting off lightly. >> i don't think $1.8 million covers anything that this woman or young woman had to go through. >> the disaster killed eight people and burned dozens of homes in the crest more canyon neighborhood. pg&e will likely spend $455 million on all of the lawsuits. >> the city of sacramento is now going after online retailers who are not paying their taxes. the state is hiring nearly 100 new auditors to collect money from merchants. they will be enforcing a new

state law which adds sales tax to online purchases. officials say the effort could bring in more than $300 million each year. and the state has also been sending letters out to retailers reminding them to start collecting the taxes from their customers. >> new this morning, mexican police now looking for suspects running a pot farm which was hidden behind a prison. a tip led investigators to the operation which was located in a city across the california border. they discovered more than a half acre of marijuana complete with a very intricate watering system. police later ripped up all of the plants and burned them. >> the man behind wikileaks is making another public appearance. julian assange gave an interview to a reporter from venezuela from inside ecuador's embassy in london. he says the swedish government will probably drop its case against him in 6 to 12 months. he has been holed up there for more than two months to avoid

deportation to sweden over sexual assault allegations. ecuador granted him asylum over fears he may be sent to the u.s. to face espionage charges. this is his second public appearance from the embassy balcony a few weeks back. >> saying good-bye to an american hero. a private funeral for astronaut neil armstrong in his hometown of cincinnati, ohio. he was the first man to walk on the moon and to honor him president obama ordering flags to fly at half-staff at the white house, military bases, and u.s. embassies all over the world. armstrong you recall died last week from complications after heart surgery. neil armstrong, an american hero, was 82 years old. >> the storm that was once hurricane isaac has been downgraded to a tropical depression. the slow-moving storm continues to produce heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and the threat of isolated tornados. thousands of people in louisiana

and mississippi are in shelters after heavy flooding and last-minute evacuations. two people are confirmed dead in southern louisiana after their home was swallowed by water. hundreds of thousands who didn't lose their homes still have no power and they likely won't for days. >> still tough down there. 5:06. not as warm as yesterday, going to cool off. >> we're going to cool off inland. it depends on where you're waking up. the microclimates coming into play. 57 degrees right now your temperatures are uniform, but as you know that separation occurs right about at noon, temperatures are only in the upper 50s still in san francisco as we head into the lunch time hour. here in the south bay in particular, we'll be at about 70 degrees at noon, rounding out the day in the upper 70s. just a beautiful forecast for us today. thick low clouds will likely force flight delays out of sfo.

we're all over that. everything's on time. tomorrow a little bit cooler and then temps swing up and down all weekend long. so don't get used to 79 degrees in livermore. 60 in san francisco or 75 in san jose. we'll have the full forecast. seven days ready to go in my next report. first check your drive. here is anthony. >> thank you. we have a report of an accident on 101 northbound and university city. as you make your way out of palo alto you can see where that hazard is, someone struck an animal. folks are get foing to the scen. 80 eastbound a you make your way into emeryville and berkeley that accident has been cleared so good news here in this report at 5:07. >> thanks. 5:07. millions of californians are hitting the roads this labor day weekend. but we'll be paying more for it than in years past. christie smith is live at hayward with how gas prices will

impact your holiday travel. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this isn't what you want to hear on any friday but especially the friday starting a three-day weekend. we're in oakland by the airport where gas price, $4.19. across the street $4.17. the average about $4.15 for regular in california. the average national price for regular unleaded went up 2 cents on wednesday alone. aaa saying hurricane isaac having an impact in some regions, forcing gulf refineries to shut down. some staying put over the weekend. it's still 33 million americans will hit the road and that's up about 3% from last year. i just spoke with one man in oakland who said he's leaving no matter what. >> does that affect you the gas prices trying to go anywhere or considering going anywhere? >> no. i'll still be traveling.

yep. >> you budget for it or what do you do? >> i don't travel that often so one weekend won't hurt. it will be all right. >> the prices are getting high. >> nothing we can do about it. >> reporter: there are other factors in the prices including tensions between iran and israel. but i was looking at the pumps here this morning and it looks like a lot of people aren't filling up at all. i saw some people putting in maybe five bucks, eight bucks, 20 bucks so they may be just getting enough gas here so they can keep the hunt for the cheapest gas. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> it is pretty painful at the pump. >> it does hurt. no pain no gain doesn't work there. concerns about a book that details the death of osama bin laden. why the pentagon is threatening legal action. >> poker may be in the cards for silicon valley. >> for the latest news, traffic, and weather find us on facebook. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast,

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>> right here this is a live shot, plenty of overcast skies to show you in san francisco on this friday morning. christina says expect a cooldown. we'll get the full forecast in a bit. 5:12. >> the defense department could be on the offensive, it's considering legal action against the author of the book detailing the raid that killed osama bin laden. the pentagon's top lawyer has informed the former navy seal who wrote the book that he violated an agreement to not relay military secrets. the author who was part of the team that carried out the raid says bin laden was looking out the window when he was shot in the head.

the author has also been heavily criticized by fellow navy seal who is have long operated under a code of strict secrecy. >> this one is a bit of a shocker from the school, harvard says 125 students may have cheated on a take-home exam. students may have collaborated or copied answers. teachers spent months trying to identify the students that are now under investigation. the test in question was specifically for a course called introduction to congress. >> investors seem to be convince there had is not much future in the online game company zynga. even employees are fleeing the company. scott says there may abturnaround ahead. >> the legalized gambling, no secret zynga is eyeing online poker and other forms of gambling as a way to save the company. we've seen evidence that legal online poker may come to the united states. zynga hired a new high level executive to handle that branch

of the business, we know this after the executive posted his new job on linkedin even before zynga had a chance to tell anyone. shares near a low, yesterday two more vice presidents left the company. earlier this week it lost its chief creative officer, a few weeks ago it lost its chief operating officer as well. >> the man who signed his name to a billion dollar guilty verdict against samsung says he was a reluctant foreman. vel hogan tells nbc bay area only one vote was cast against him when it came time to decide who would lead the jury and it was his vote. >> i really initially had not wanted to be foreman. i was unanimously voted in. the only dissenting vote was mine. so i knew who i voted for.

when i leaned over i said you and i are going to facilitate this together. >> mr. hogan will be one of my guests on press here after "meet the press" on sunday morning. in the meantime, this morning at 7:00, ben bernanke will speak in wyoming, may hint about new fed action. we turn to kayla. good morning. >> good morning, scott. futures in the stock market are higher ahead of that speech and that's after stocks fell on thursday. the dow has lost its gains for august and the nasdaq had its worst day 18 month on jitters over europe and ahead of that key speech this morning. ben bernanke is expected to acknowledge but may not offer more clues ahead of the fed's next meeting in a few weeks. manufacturing, consumer sentiment and factory orders today. the dow dropping 106 to 13,000 t nasdaq to 3048. and mortgage rates have pulled back, halting the gradual rise

seen the past month. the average rate on a 30 year fixed is 3.59% down from 3.66% the previous week. the drop mirrors the decline in treasury yields. rates also moved lower despite more news showing improvement in the housing market as home prices rose this spring, the first positive annual growth in nearly two years. >> good news for owners and buyers. coming up we'll do gadget friday and marla and jon and christina, you're all the stars of this week's show. >> i love gadget friday. cannot wait. meteorologist christina loren checking back in, looks like mother nature turning down the thermostat before cranking it up. >> she's not going to keep things consistent but that's good news because everybody's going to get a little something that they like. temperatures are going to be cool today, tomorrow mild and then downright hot as we head

through sunday and monday. labor day. it's going to feel like you typically want labor day to feel. you want to hit the beach, you'll be able to. you want to hit the water, that might be a problem. we'll talk about that. we're expecting rough seas. conditions for you to just sit by the beach are going to be fantastic. 57 degrees in san francisco, 55 in novato. temperatures are nice and mild this morning but they are going to be cool. you might have to dust off the sweater or jacket. bring it with you to work as temperatures are on the cool side. especially in san francisco and for your coastal communities. at least the first part of the day. temps should climb out of the upper 50s as we head through about 1:00 today in san francisco. but even with a little bit of a sun break you're not going to get very warm. 60 degrees, that's it today in san francisco. so, with all of that fog you can count on flight delays, we don't have any coming in out of sfo but that's likely the case. and you want to give yourself time traveling down the peninsula. we have reports of drizzle

coming down courtesy of the thick low clouds. look at what the clouds are going to do to the temps. coming down 10 to 15 degrees, that means 79, that's it in livermore. through saturday, temps will be just about as warm as they will be today. a touch warmer. then look at the difference between saturday and sunday. we spike you back up to the upper 90s. labor day, stays hot. 97 inland, 84 degrees bayside and 75 at the coast. i'm talking about half moon bay. so we'll talk more about the beach cities, who is going to get the best weather. this is going to differentiate your plans as you head through the week. let's talk to anthony, forget outdoors just to head to work. >> the accident 101 around palo alto at university city, apparently a couple animals were struck in that location so an ambulance is on the scene clearing that away. so you can see it has slowed a bit. not looking at stop and go traffic. south bay all is clear for the time being and also one thing to

point out, folks coming and going, santa cruz into the mountains it looks like we're seeing slowdown there is so possibly some of that drizzle christina was talking about causing slowdowns and a quick heads up, the dumbarton bridge will be closed beginning tonight at 10:00 tonight, reopening tuesday in time for all of us to go back to work at 5:00 a.m. marla. >> right now it's 5:19. a new school year means adjustments for kids. doctors at los angeles's children's hospital encourage students sleeping at a regular schedule, 8 to 10 hours each night. doctors say creating a sleep schedule will reduce behavior problems and might improve study and homework habits. >> while their children are getting a rest parents are encouraged to pack healthier lunches. many popular foods like sandwich meats and chip kons taken salts

which can create kidney stones in some kids. they want parents to provide more fluids and less processed foods and starting this year public schools are under federal guidelines to reduce calories and salt in lunches they serve. >> the trick is trying to convince kids to eat something beside candy. i find it odd that i have to negotiate with a 3-year-old and what is sad i often -- it's 5:20, a manhunt under way in the bay area, not for a criminal but for the winner of a $52 million lottery ticket. why officials are using security video trying to track him down.

>> welcome back. giving you a live look at the morning commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. many people on the way out of town for the labor day holiday. we'll keep checking the commute

for you. 5:22. >> you know what, he knows he's won millions but has not come forward to claim his prize. lottery officials say this right here is surveillance video of the man buying the $52 million winning mega millions lottery ticket at the quick and convenient liquor market in fremont last month. he has physically checked his ticket several times. but for some reason he has yet to come forward to claim the money. we talked with the cashier who sold him that ticket. >> i know as a customer i know him. he is to come almost every week. >> he has one year from the date of the draw to claim the prize or he will lose all that money. >> people are going to see that video, friends are going to start hitting him up for loans. >> absolutely. >> can i borrow a couple extra bucks? >> like two million. >> check back in with meteorologist christina loren. is it a million dollar forecast?

>> it is, just depends on which day you're looking at. not so much the million dollar bonus in san francisco, you're going to see the give and take throughout the next couple of days so gray skies over the city by the bay for the most part but nonetheless, livermore temperatures will be perfect at 79 degrees. its crisp this morning. as we head throughout the next couple hours we'll see changes, so we'll take you through those changes. we want to look at your morning drive, though, let's get it on over to anthony slaughter, see if there are problems out there on the roads. >> we have 101 moving slowly around foster city but one thing to make mention of, 92 headed in toward half moon bay is slow, there is no report of an accident but it's just a slow go. show you what it looks like headed into foster city. you can see the headlights are on as folks come over the bridge. fog doesn't look like too much of an issue.

santa cruz, that could be an issue in some of the higher elevations. back to you. >> thanks, anthony. >> a question. how do you get your kids to tear themselves away from video games and then go out and play outside? guess what, it got easier for some parents in nottingham, england. >> one of the popular mobile games has popped off the screen into a park. england's first angry birds themed play ground opened. my nephew would die. it features a jungle gym, a slide and of course angry birds. there's also a spot to buy angry bird merchandise. the first angry birds park opened in finland in april and the company has plans for more all over the world. >> what would be cool, let me get into a sling shot and go fly floog the air. >> the big kids. >> exactly. >> still t come on "today in the bay," it's a holiday weekend but it's going to cost you more to get away. how gas prices are influencing

your travel. >> plus, a mystery. still uninvolved after three months. how police are changing their approach to try and identify a woman found dead in a trash can. >> here is what it looks like outside your window if you are waking up in san francisco. plenty of overcast skies. the fog is in the city by the bay.

>> reporter: two years after a massive arson fire a south bay elementary school gets a new building. we'll take you live to san jose. that story coming up. >> reporter: $4.19 a gallon s. that impacting labor day travel? i'll tell what you people are saying this morning, coming up in a live report. >> why would you want to leave town when it's going to be so nice around here? today, the 70s inland, 60s bay side, 50 at the coast.

>> a bay area bridge will be closed this weekend, alternate routes include the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. we'll get you up to speed with the latest. >> right now we take it outside, a live look over san francisco t the transamerica building there, blinking in the darkness. low hanging clouds. christina loren telling us temperatures are dropping on this friday, last day of august, "today in the bay." >> it is 5:29. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. the holiday weekend rush is here and for many it starts at the gas pump and this year bay area drivers are suffering from sticker shock. christie smith is live in hayward with how gas prices are taking a bite out of the holiday weekend for so many. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking with drivers this morning here in oakland, it's

friday, a three-day weekend, and how this is impacting them. here we are and gas prices 4.19. across the street it's 4.17. asking folk this might make them sit this out. for many they tell us the answer is no, that if you're determined to enjoy it, you budget it in, maybe a shorter trip but still go. average price in california now $4.15 for a gallon of regular. on wednesday, national price average shot up 2 cents, that's in one day, a number of reasons including hurricane isaac forcing refineries to shut for a time. one man told me it's about your budget and priorities. >> i'll stay home, tiger woods is playing, i never leave home when tiger woods is playing. >> that is important. what do you think when you see 4.19 a gallon? >> that's expensive.

>> reporter: there were a couple of people out here who told us that at this point they can't afford to go anywhere extra and it's been that way for some time. we were looking at the pumps here this morning and i tell you, a lot of people just putting in 10 bucks, 5 bucks, 20 bucks, looks like they are getting enough here to look for the next cheapest station. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> anxious homeowners say they are keeping an eye on a teenager charged with burglarizing two homes and sexually assaulting a neighbor. the suspect justin shing is out on bail and back home less than a block from the home police say he broke into. last night foster city police chief attend add neighborhood meeting to reassure neighbors their safety is a top priority. >> folks' home is their sanctuary. it is the place on earth where we should all feel secure. and the fact that somebody entered while people were home made it that much more serious.

>> neighbors say they understand that the police cannot be there every second so they plan to watch the suspect closely. justin shing is due in court next tuesday where he is expected to enter a plea. >> it is 5:32. pleasanton police are teaming up to identify a woman's body stuffed in a trash can. police released this sketch of the victim in june but so far it has not generated leads. federal investigators now searching data bases of finger prints and dna to try to identify her. dental records are being examined. the woman is likely in her 20s and either asian or hispanic. her death is being investigated as a homicide but so far no cause of death has been determined because the body was just so badly decomposed. the murder trial in the death of michelle le will begin a year to the day. the former nursing student's body was found.

a judge set the date for september 17. just yesterday that same judge denied a motion to exclude some key evidence against the woman accused of killing le. her attorneys claim statements regarding her whereabouts were gathered during an illegal search. >> san jose firefighters still in the hospital recovering after suffering a heart attack while fighting a fire. frank ryan is in critical but stable condition. he was at the fire yesterday when suddenly he collapsed and it was his fellow firefighters there to save his light. registered nurse who works at regional cardiac unit said he was lucky to be with people who knew how to restart his heart. >> we call it sudden death. if it's not restored you can lose the patient. >> he's happy to be alive and

nobody else was hurt in the fire. investigators still looking for the cause of this blaze at the site. >> two years of construction, finally coming to an end 18 few hours. san jose's trace elementary school opening up its doors to show off brand new classrooms since an arson fire defendant the school damaged. bob is live at san jose trace elementary school with details of this morning's ceremony. good morning. >> good morning, jon. we'll sort of the past two years students have had to attend class in temporary structures. this year it's no longer the case. you can see why. this is the school's brand new building that they will be officially dedicating. it replaces the structures destroyed in a five-alarm fire two years ago. it gutted a huge part of the school. since it happened the fire department thought it was

started by fourth of july fireworks but soon realized it was arson. two teenage boys were arrested for starting the the fire. both ended up confessing to police and at least one is serving time in prison. the ribbon cutting will happen with the school, talking about 1200 students and teachers along with parents and people from the school district. this is scheduled for later this morning around 8:30. reporting live in san jose. >> 5:35. many heading to yosemite for the long weekend will be greeted with bad news. the number of hantavirus cases has increased to six. park officials closed nearly 100 signature tent cabins. officials believe campers were in those cabins when they were exposed to the virus. in the past weeks two people have died from the disease and four others recovering.

>> all sorts of reasons to celebrate. friday, heading into a holiday weekend and a buffet of weather ahead for us. >> a little something for everybody as we head through the holiday weekend. starting today this is san jose. looks like san francisco. mostly cloudy conditions here. you can tell that we have drizzle to report in san francisco all the way down the peninsula. you'll probably have to use your windshield wipers. it's comfortable. 57 in fair field. and we're at 61 degrees in sunnyvale. i wanted to show you futurecast. the fog is going to get thicker and push further inland flew the next couple hours and we expect more of that drizzle as we head throughout the morning. we stop the clock at 10 chock a.m. mostly cloudy from san francisco all the way to fremont. and even at noon, 1:00, still getting drizzle. and san francisco a gray day,

temperatures dropping off by 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday. so it's not going to be that warm. but it little get hot flew the weekend. first i want to check your drive. >> thank you. we do have an accident around the alta mont pass. two accidents on 280 westbound in dublin at dirty road. there is a big rig that is trying to get to side of theç road because it has broken down there. and in almost again on 580 at greenville, slow because of another accident there, two cars collided. show you what it looks like and you can see from the south bay we do have winds blowing but traffic is still moving and also in the north bay coming in from 101 things are moving along smoothly. >> 5:37. it was mitt romney's night but yeahsh guess what, it was somebody else's chance to steal

the show. clint eastwood was there and we have maps to show you too. >> and to join our discussion for the latest news, traffic and weather, say hello to us, search nbc bay area.

>> looks like a nice morning to go for an early morning run along the embarcadero in san francisco. you can see some of the traffic there. it is 5:40. >> usually do your runs in the afternoon. >> well because i have to wake up at midnight. >> moving along, paper or plastic, maybe not the way you think. more and more drivers this weekend are choosing that plastic gps device on the dash to get around leaving the paper maps in the dust. >> reaching into the glove box.

>> reporter: tell me how to get from here to the airport. the more travelers ditch the paper maps in favor of gps, the more reading a map. >> sure about that? >> become as lost art. >> i can't read maps. >> i think we're lost. none of which is lost. where are you. on ron. who is nostalgic for the old days. >> this is the lincoln highway. >> when the paper maps were easier to find. >> in the early '60s, maps. >> and much more interesting to look at. >> this one, they put effort. here is the cover. >> throughout his travels on the road and on ebay juan collected more maps than you can shove into a glove box. >> where where there's about 5,000. >> some of which were possibly scribed by hand. >> you look at a map like this, going back to the 20s. >> where he is still employed. >> you can see the art. >> but not as a map maker.

aaa norcal shut down its unit and outsources map production in 2008 because the demand for paper maps was so low. since 2000 -- whoa, down by as much as 60%. it's great for getting from point a to point b. both wonder what you lose by not finding your own way. >> the computer doesn't know as well as i do and the map lets me comprehend the big picture. >> they can see the big picture and say look at this road. it goes off into the forest and there is a small town along the way. i wonder what's in that area. >> nothing like a map. >> bob redell, "today in the bay." >> you got to love all of bob's pieces. great job. 5:42. decision 2012. mitt romney and paul ryan head out on the first day of campaigning as the official

ticket. he told voters the obama administration has failed and he has a plan to fix it. tracie potts live with more on the final night of the rcn, good morning, tracie. >> good morning. romney has a clear objective, he had to reach specific groups like women and latinos and the middle class and he spent a lot of time criticizing the president. mitt romney's night was full of scathing attacks on president obama. >> mr. president, it is time to stop blaming your predecessor for your failed policies. >> he should be ashamed for putting politics before people. >> our problems is that he's a bad president. >> when somebody does not do the job, we got to let him go. >> reporter: in the end it was romney making the final argument. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.

>> in the most important speech of his political career, romney defended his business success, talked about families andpened up about his mormon faith. >> we found kinship with a wide circle of friends through our church. >> he hit the big issues, schools, foreign policy, the national debt, jobs and taxes. >> unlike president obama, i will not raise taxes on the middle class of america. >> the struggling middle class, super rich romney tried to connect. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the ocean oceans and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> his fate now in the hands of those families with his family prom knee promised to make a difference. so starting today the convention's all wrapped up on to virginia, there is a send-off event here first, and then he and paul ryan will hop on a plane for that rally in

virginia. marla. >> tracie, thank you. >> on the other side of that aisle, governor brown says he's going to miss the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina next week. brown says the recent death of his father-in-law and hundreds of bills that stacked up waiting to be signed, that will keep him in sacramento. make sure to stay with nbc bay area, both on air and on line for all of your continuing coverage of decision 2012. the democratic national convention takes place next week in charlotte as i mentioned. we'll have live coverage all week long of the event. >> good morning. it's 5:45. many of us heading out of town so the forecast is so important. let's check in with christina loren. >> it is important if you're trying to get out of town it could be problematic at sfo. we expect flight delays, happy to report i'm checking win the faa and all major airports across the nation reporting flights on time. we'll let you know when that changes.

we're watching them across the nation for you today. although i don't know why you would want to leave. temperatures are comfortable for the final day of august, and as we start out september. 5:46 now. live look at san francisco. you can see those thick low clouds and they are coming down. your visibility is going to get worse before it improves. we're looking at gray skies throughout the city by the bay for most of the day. this is san jose. we'll get clearing at about noon, maybe 12:30 is going to take a while before we see that sunshine. limited sunshine to start the day in san jose means highs in the 70s. it's crisp right now. 57 degrees here, 57 san francisco, and 54 in novato. the forecast tells the story. a ridge of high pressure that kept us so warm, finally take a hike to the south. an area of low pressure starts to dive in. a couple mild days before temperatures spike.

we've got a big time warm-up on the way for the second half of the holiday weekend. i wanted to point out we expect delays out of sfo, possibly getting delays in san jose with the fog as thick as it is. so we'll keep checking but we don't get those reported until about 6:00 a.m. so vile the latest update for you in 15 minutes. 75 in san jose. as we head throughout the next couple of days things change. 78 degrees today, sunday 98 degrees. so temps all over the place. good news is on monday for water sports, if that's what you like to do you'll be able to do so. i want to point out it's rough on the water with gusty wind. right now i want to check your drive. here is anthony. >> thank you. we still have accidents to report. there's debris on the highway in the east bay in hayward on 880 southbound and that's around the auto mall parkway f. uthat heads up, you may want to use extra

caution as you get into that location. two accidents on 580 westbound. one at ringville and another at story road and in the south bay things are moving along and to get you up to speed if you are joining us, the dumb parten bridge beginning at 10:00 p.m. it will reopen on tuesday. >> thank you. 5:48. later tonight the undead will take over downtown san jose. horror fans dressed up as ghouls and vampires are taking part in the festival. organizers say there will be a kids parade, costume contest and outdoor screen. it will be at the valley title parking lot. it's not even dark at that time. >> not real scary. >> no. it's not. >> just have to do it in your head. still ahead, people line up to

get inside a. japanese retailer is setting up shop in the bay area. >> what does jon do during the commercials? gadget friday will tell us. >> no. >> that's scarier than the ghouls and vampires. outside in san francisco. plenty of cloud cover. it's 5:49. have you heard of the new dialing procedure

for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out!

welcome back on a friday morning. how about this. uniqlo set to open up a huge super store in downtown san francisco. the store is a huge hit with the young shoppers who are largely attracted via social media. the store promising to create about 500 new jobs and set to open october 5. the store is a huge success out on the east coast and halfway around the world in japan. eventually the company hopes to open 15 stores across the bay area. >> after being grilled over policy of rounding up the total on bills, this morning mexican food chain is changing its policy to round down. ch it was rounding up or down to save time and usually only in the high volume restaurants out on the east coast. but the policy was never posted and when it was exposed in a newspaper report consumers no

doubt complained. the company says it will only round down and that of course is in the customer's favor. >> our scott mcgrew, that didn't happen here. >> right. i asked our viewers to go and e-mail me their receipt. so yes, it does not happen in california. thanks for your help. to gadget friday. this is a time lapse camera. it does just what you think it does. you can stick it most anywhere, it's battery operated. set to the take a picture every few seconds or minute all in high definition. it's about $200. i think the price is going to come down -- records on a media card, i set it up in our studios yesterday and here is what the video looks like. so this is weather, then when weather's done, christina will take off and everyone will come around. we go to smergs, this is when john leafs the set and goes off

and does whatever an anger does. now he's sitting back down. >> what am i doing? >> you are sitting there loyally the entire time. reaching behind you and drinking something. i will post this whole thing to nbcbayarea.com. >> awesome. >> an hour of the newscast in high speed thanks to our gadget. >> now i know what that was. >> like what are you looking at. >> for the record i was getting a manicure. >> scott, great. thanks so much. meteorologist christina loren is standing by taking a look at the forecast. >> you know we were making smoes out back. whatever you'll be doing this morning grab a jacket. it's cool, we told you the the delays were coming and now i have to report they are at an hour and 10 minutes this morning. we'll continue to update you. nothing out of san jose and oakland flights are on time.

it's a big travel day across the nation. we're taking a look. everything good so far. a gret looking forecast. 5.55 on the niece. here is anthony slaughter. >> the south bay moving along. we don't have accidents to report. things are moving, just as they would, and it's even lighter than usual. let's show you what we're looking at across the south bay. 101 into san jose, traffic is moving and also another place, show you the bay bridge, you can see traffic even lighter but i'm sure this will change as metering lights are turned on in 15 to 20 minutes. keep you posted as things continue to progress. >> keeping it friday light. okay. thanks. >> anything on friday is fine with me. how about this, a french designer now, ipads are kind of taking over the tablets but now a designer with the first luxury

pc. >> george makes computers with gold plated flat screens, marble bases and leather clad key boards. the designer says there is an untapped market for people who want computers that would not look out of place 18 palace or a castle. >> untapped market. >> or marla's condo. no word how much he charges but if you have to ask you probably cannot afford it to begin with. i am curious. >> i don't want one. >> i like it. s that probably expected. 5:56. that weekend get away is going to cost you more. is it affecting travel plans? what people are saying about the high gas prices. >> this is the city by the bay, completely doused in low cloud cover.

>> coming up, a south bay school reopens after a series of fires. >> the gop convention wraps up with mitt romney and an appearance by clint eastwood. it has people talking. >> apple loses round two of its legal battle with samsung. scott mcgrew has all of the details. >> this morning we are tracking closures, the dumbarton bridge will be closed tonight at 10:00 and also the bay bridge is one of the alternatives and also the san mateo. >> temperatures drop like a rock as we get ready to enjoy a holiday weekend. today we're talking 70s inland, 60s bay side and 50s at the coast. youl